diff --git a/conf/README.md b/conf/README.md
index cabe3537e11..adeb4c55a5b 100644
--- a/conf/README.md
+++ b/conf/README.md
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ higher priority).
 * `enable_globalnet` - enable or disable globalnet for submariner, default: true
 * `submariner_unreleased_channel` - submariner channel for unreleased downstream build
 * `enable_hw_virtualization` - enable hardware virtualization for vSphere platform.
+* `performance_profile` - performance profile to be used (balanced, lean, performance).
 
 #### UPGRADE
 
diff --git a/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/balanced.yaml b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/balanced.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a61064a083e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/balanced.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This configuration file is used for changing performance profile during deployment.
+---
+ENV_DATA:
+  performance_profile: balanced
diff --git a/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/lean.yaml b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/lean.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55e4d51a19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/lean.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This configuration file is used for changing performance profile during deployment.
+---
+ENV_DATA:
+  performance_profile: lean
diff --git a/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/performance.yaml b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/performance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1c8eb96c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/ocsci/performance_profiles/performance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This configuration file is used for changing performance profile during deployment.
+---
+ENV_DATA:
+  performance_profile: performance
diff --git a/ocs_ci/deployment/deployment.py b/ocs_ci/deployment/deployment.py
index 11ceea457f1..b6e972ecec5 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/deployment/deployment.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/deployment/deployment.py
@@ -1388,6 +1388,9 @@ def deploy_ocs_via_operator(self, image=None):
                 cluster_data["spec"]["encryption"] = {
                     "storageClassName": storageclassnames["encryption"]
                 }
+        performance_profile = config.ENV_DATA.get("performance_profile")
+        if performance_profile:
+            cluster_data["spec"]["resourceProfile"] = performance_profile
         # Bluestore-rdr for RDR greenfield deployments: 4.14 onwards
         if (
             (version.get_semantic_ocs_version_from_config() >= version.VERSION_4_14)